Navigating Article 6: results from Bonn and the road to Baku

Here are some key takeaways

• There were no major breakthroughs at negotiations at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, despite the mood reported as markedly better than at COP28 in Dubai. 

• Discussions continued to revolve around whether Article 6 should have centralised or decentralised processes - with multiple options presented on some issues (authorisation and revocation of projects), and others being kicked into the long grass (whether to include emissions avoidance and conservation enhancement activities). 

• With lots still to resolve at COP29 in Baku, the only operational part of Article 6 for the foreseeable future is likely to be the bilateral agreements that continue to be forged through Article 6.2 today.